Device for weaving wire fabric



. BARNES.

DEVICE AVING WIRE FABRIC.

APPL N FILED SEPT-8,1919.

1,35 052 Patenwd Nov. 9, 1920.

UNITED srArEs PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN S. BARNES, 0F DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR, BY DIRECT AND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, 0F ONE-FOURTH T0 RAYMOND F. DONALDSON AND ONE- FOURTHEO JAMES T. ALTON, BOTH 0F DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

DEVICE FOR VIEAVING WIRE FABRIC.

Specification'of Letters Eatent.

Patented Nov. 9, 1920.

Application filed. September 8, 1919. Serial No. 322,290.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN S. BARNES, citizen of the United States, residing at Detroit, county of Wayne, State of Michigan, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Devices for Weaving Wire Fabric, and declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to a manually 0perated device for weaving wire fabric, shown in the accompanying drawings and more particularly described in the following specification and claims:

It has been customary in forming interwoven wire fabricsuch as used in making window guards and the like-to alternately bend the strands of the lateral wires in opposite directions, then thrust between the strands intersecting wires,the lateral wires being then bent in an opposite direction to that previously taken, before inserting the adjacent intersecting wires, and so on, forming thereby an interwoven fabric. The process however is slow, due to the fact that the lateral wires must be alternately spread apart in opposite directions to admit each intersecting wire which must then be forced into predetermined spaced relation to the adjacent intersecting wire.

The object of my invention is to. provide a manually operated device adapted to readily interlace the intersectingstrands between the lateral wires and in an alternate direction to that of the adjacent i11tersecting strand and whereby the interweaving of the wires may be readily accomplished.

A further object is to provide for the adjustment of the device for weaving a wire fabric of varying widths.

A further object is to provide for adjusting the device for fabrics of different mesh.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter 'described and claimed, it being understood in the accompanying drawings forming part of this spe'cificationi Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of the device as it would appear when interlacing the lateral strands of a wir fabric. Fig. 2 is an edge view of the fabric showing the device in cross-section as when first inserted between the strands of lateral wires.

Fig. 3 is a view similar to that shown in the preceding figure but showing the device turned so as to spread alternate lateral wires apart and in opposite directions that the intersecting wire introduced thereby between the lateral wires may be forced to its predetermined position with respect to the adjacent intersecting wire.

Fig. 4 is an elevation of a fragmentary part of the device with parts in section, showing the device constructed with a telescoping handle that it may be adjusted for formmg a wire fabric of varying widths.

F 1g. 5 is a fragmentary detail of the handle showing its open flaring end to permit the ready entry of the wire strands lodged therein.

Referring now to the letters of reference placed upon the drawings r A, denotes a handle of U-shaped form in cross section, having a tubular shaped end B. C, is a spiral screw having a shaft 1), journaled in the tubular shaped end B, of the handle. E, indicates a peripheral groove in the shaft D, into which extends a screw F, supported in the wall of the handle. G, is an opening in the wall of the handle through which oil may be introduced into the groove for lubricating the bearin f, indicates a shoulder on the shaft 1%, adapted to receive the thrust of the handle. 1, indicates an extension of the handle A, secured thereto by a suitable set screw J, extending through a slot in the wall of the handle, the respective parts of the handle being adapted to telescope together and when adjusted for fabric of different widths, the respective parts may be secured in their adjusted relation by means of the set screw.

K, indicates a funnel-like end' for the handle in order that the intersecting wires L, may be more readily lodged therein, preparatory to being interlaced between the' lateral strands M, of the wire fabric N.

Having now indicated the several parts by reference letters, the construction and .be readilyi operation' of the device will understood.

In: constructing the fabric, crimped wire The handle in which is lodgedseveral' intersecting wires, is fitted with a spiral screw of a suitable character, the convolutions of the spiral screw belng spaced to correspond with the predetermined distance between the lateral wiresdifferent spirals being employed to form fabrics of varying mesh. 7 v

The spiral is then inserted so as to interlace the first two adjacent lateral wires at the side of the fabric to be formed. The handle is then thrust forward, the spiral screw guiding the handle with its inclosed intersecting wires, so as to interlace the re spective lateral wires.

When the handle with the wires therein contained have interlaced with the respective lateral wires (see Fig. 2), one of the intersecting wires is withdrawn from the handle,the handle is then turned as shown in Fig. 8,thereby spreading the lateral wires apart in order that the intersecting wire may be forced more readily to its predetermined position with respect to the adjacent intersecting wire. The device is then withdrawn and again inserted between the lateral wires but so as to force the alternate wires in an opposite direction to that just taken, an intersecting wire is now removed from the handle which is then turned as before to spread the lateral wires apart the intersecting wire is then forcedvto its predetermined position with reference to the adjacent intersecting wire as before-the handle being then removed and the operaadapted to receive a plurality of wires,

spiral screw journaled in one end of the handle adapted to interlace a plurality of wires spaced apart, whereby the. wires lodged in the handle may be guided into an interlacing relation with the last namedwires to form a fabric.

2. In a device of the character described,

a handle formed in' sections and adapted to telescope, and a spiral screw journaled in, the

handle adapted when manually operated to lnterlace wires spaced apart, as and for the purpose described.

3. In a device of the characterdescribed. a handle adapted to receive a plurality of loose wires, said handle, formed with an cpenfiaring end, whereby the wires maybe readily directed into the handle, a rotatable spiral screw, j'ournaled in the opposite end of the handle, adapted whenmanually operated to guide said handle so it may 'inter lace a plurality of spaced wires.

4. In a device of the character described. a handle, adapted to receive a plurality of wires, a rotatable spiral screwrjournaled in said handle adapted to interlace said handle with a plurality of lateral wires spaced apart, said handle being adapted when rotated upon its axis to spread the alternate lateral wires in opposite directions, whereby the wires contained in the handle and intersectmg the lateral wires may be readily adjusted with reference to the adjacent intersecting wire.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification in the presence of two witnesses.

' JOHN S. BARNES.

l/Vitnessesz JACK A. BARNES, I S. E. THOMAS. 

